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Organization Session: A Weekly Check In Practice for Optimal Development

“The secret of success is found in your daily routine.”


~John Maxwell

Many of us have explored our daily routines to some extent. We have tried all kinds of ways of approaching our days and have found what works for us and what we are comfortable with.

However, not many live beyond day-to-day planning. By additionally reviewing our lives from a weekly perspective, we can enjoy a greater level of experience and thrive in the ways most meaningful to us.

  Opening up to this weekly review of allows greater levels of flow.

Creating a space to prioritize your actions in alignment with your goals helps you to continuously develop yourself more quickly. Having a structure you can trust to process all of the details allows a natural ease and therefore more presence in your daily being. Taking this time out allows you to see opportunities that you may have otherwise not been aware of.  It also makes sure taking care of yourself doesn't get lost in the shuffle.

Creating a weekly session gives yourself space to reconnect, review, and readjust, where necessary.

It is a big picture look in which you set up the blueprint for your week. This frees you up so that you can relax into it and trust that you have already incorporated everything that you need to get done plus what you want to get done. Everything works more beautifully as you are more aware of what you want while setting up your time.

Pick one day per week and set up a recurring appointment with yourself in your electronic calendar (with a reminder) for your Weekly Organization Session. Carve out this hour to connect, sync, refresh, and renew. I recommend doing this on Friday for the following week beginning Monday.  That way on Monday morning, you can dig right in.

At times I have entered this organization session feeling like things were out of control. By the time I am finished, I always feel like everything is moving along beautifully. Afterwards I am grounded, clear, and ready for my week.

Key things to remember during your Organization Session:

1. Implement life into your schedule. Schedule everything in pencil to leave opportunity to move things around as you get closer to each day. First start with scheduling the things that are already scheduled or hard to move, such as work, appointments, practices, studying, etc. Next add things that you most want to accomplish and move you toward your goals. Be open to the optimal place for each thing. When you consciously choose where to put things, you can align several things together by location, type, or preference. Continue with adding time for your most important and treasured relationships, development activities, and time for you to do what you want.

2. Go through your inboxes. Connect with everything that is going on. Make sure things are moving forward. Is there anything that you can simply let go of? Spend some time checking in on different areas and see which rise as needing attention this week. Implement their associated tasks into your schedule to keep them moving forward.

3. Be open. Not everything goes as planned. However, having a template allows the smaller things to flow around the more important items while creating a consistent movement forward. Go with the flow and do what feels most right to you, don’t be too stuck on your schedule. Stay aware of what works and what doesn’t. Find pockets of time in which you can use in different ways. Learn your preference on the load of things you allow in your life.

4. Integrate change. Apply change where you see opportunities. Refine your development as you learn more about what works best for you. Keeping this weekly appointment facilitates awareness and the space to continually develop on what you learn.

5. Have fun. Enjoy the journey of it all. We all have a lot going on. Be selective about what makes it into your life. Ensure your fun, growth, and clarity are at the levels that are ideal for you. Make the things that matter most to you a top priority.




by Danielle Crume © 2012

Originally posted 4/1/09.  Refreshed 9/12/12.


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